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bollo

bread roll

noun BOH-yoh Rare

Also means

bump or lump

Usage Note

Bollo most commonly means a soft bread roll or sweet bun. As a secondary sense it refers to a bump or swelling on the body after a knock — me salió un bollo en la cabeza. In Spain it is everyday bakery vocabulary; in Latin America the term varies by country.

Examples

"Tomé un bollo con mantequilla en el desayuno."

Natural Translation

I had a bread roll with butter for breakfast.

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